Estonia - Self-employed

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Estonia was 7.05 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 7.05 in 2019, while its lowest value was 4.77 in 1991.

Definition: Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include four sub-categories of employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 4.77
1992 4.81
1993 4.87
1994 4.98
1995 5.06
1996 5.20
1997 4.96
1998 6.22
1999 6.49
2000 6.70
2001 4.91
2002 4.84
2003 5.73
2004 6.01
2005 5.06
2006 4.93
2007 5.48
2008 4.98
2009 5.33
2010 5.51
2011 5.28
2012 5.18
2013 5.92
2014 5.70
2015 6.66
2016 6.80
2017 6.50
2018 6.83
2019 7.05

Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Estonia was 14.61 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 14.61 in 2019, while its lowest value was 8.91 in 2002.

Definition: Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include four sub-categories of employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 9.96
1992 10.13
1993 10.22
1994 10.33
1995 10.38
1996 10.62
1997 10.59
1998 11.26
1999 11.12
2000 9.86
2001 9.78
2002 8.91
2003 11.27
2004 13.35
2005 10.97
2006 11.44
2007 12.68
2008 10.73
2009 11.54
2010 11.66
2011 12.12
2012 12.47
2013 12.26
2014 12.34
2015 12.05
2016 12.20
2017 13.69
2018 14.34
2019 14.61

Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Estonia was 10.99 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 10.99 in 2019, while its lowest value was 6.90 in 2002.

Definition: Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include four sub-categories of employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 7.51
1992 7.60
1993 7.68
1994 7.79
1995 7.81
1996 7.99
1997 7.84
1998 8.82
1999 8.87
2000 8.30
2001 7.41
2002 6.90
2003 8.56
2004 9.69
2005 8.00
2006 8.23
2007 9.15
2008 7.93
2009 8.39
2010 8.53
2011 8.72
2012 8.86
2013 9.14
2014 9.11
2015 9.42
2016 9.57
2017 10.20
2018 10.71
2019 10.99

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity